09 May 1921
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1921
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports friends of former President Woodrow Wilson hopeful he may speak again as he regains his voice. A recently delivered tuning car crashed with a heavy truck last week. neither Wilson nor his wife were in the vehicle and the chauffeur escaped injury as the car was wrecked.
Reports from Washington on May 9 say former President Woodrow Wilson plans to break his silence and engage in international issues. Observers note his writing activity and close contact with key figures like Norman H. Davis, Carter Glass, and Joseph P. Tumulty.
Testimony before the congressional investigating committee cites a quarrel over recapturing the Philadelphia slacker Bergdorf. Secret of War Baker refused to receive Ansell, Bergdorf's counsel, and implied the secretary would act in the War Department. General Sherburne questioned the secretary's involvement as Batley said he assumed measures would be taken.
Ecstatic appeal by Arthur Mometer to the populace to join in a joyful lay as skies are blue yesterday and today. A fragmentary voice urges reserves, singing amid stores and trees with unrelated garbled details about outfits and hats.
New York May 4 The counter suit by Mrs Fifi Stillman against Mr Stillman brings new disclosures of alleged confidences with a former physician and notes from an Indian guide. The Stillman children James A 7 and Anive 19 will testify for their mother as 40 society figures from New York Newport and Paris prepare to give testimony to counter alleged misstatements.
The Trans-Continental air liner owned by Alfred W. Lawson crashed on its maiden voyage near Milwaukee, four aboard escaped injury. Repairs estimated at 10,000 dollars, with a second trial planned in two weeks as officials cite a too small field for takeoff on the failed attempt.
International News Service reports Europe’s new battle line in Upper Silesia where about 735,900 armed forces clash, including around 100,000 Poles opposed by Allied troops, with areas east toward Prussia and key mining and industrial zones in dispute amid plebiscite fallout. Adelbert Korfanty proclaims Upper Silesia a free state with himself as dictator.
John G. McNamara former secretary of the Tron Workers Unions and convicted dynamiter of the Los Angeles Iron Works case was released from San Quentin. He plans visits to relatives in Chicago and San Francisco before returning to work as an iron worker. His brother James McNamara remains in prison for the Los Angeles Times explosion.
At the Indiana reformatory in Wills, six inmates attempted a prison break after overpowering the guards. Prison guard Jim Grimm was killed with his own weapon. captain Geo. Phelps and other guards were bound. A 90 minute battle ended with the escape thwarted as the mutineers fled after an alarm was sounded.
Washington reported official circles insist Germany must accept the reparations terms forwarded from London as the only solution to the problem. The administration signals no further support from Washington and suggests Berlin should be informed of the U S stance through King Diesel, the American commissioner in Berlin.
Johnny Evers manager of the Chicago Cubs arrives to a local welcome committee of seven, with a reception at the Knights of Columbus home and a 6:30 p.m. testimonial banquet at the Fountain Inn. Evers, a fourth degree member, once served as wartime athletic director for the KB of C war work. The compression includes gifts, proclamations, and impromptu remarks by local officials and committee members.
Washington May 41 Action on the Knox Resolution declaring war on Germany will be delayed by the house until European conditions improve. Rep Mondell after a conference with President Harding said he spoke for many in the house, not the president, and that passage now would complicate the European situation. He noted the broader legislative context was discussed but gave no details.
Berlin reports no German cabinet is formed to reply to the allied indemnity ultimatum. Ambassador to France Herr Marer Kaufbeuren, summoned to form a new ministry, consults leaders as the deadline looms. Unconfirmed talks suggest Britain, Poland pressure, and a possible rejection or acceptance before midweek.
James O. Duncan, a Harvard instructor, and his fiancée Misa Julia Thomas, both natives of North Carolina, were arraigned in Roxbury on May 2 and pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer. The incident occurred in a South End doorway where Duncan and Thomas were said to have struck Blair, a colored police officer, after being approached. Hearing set for May 18.
Berlin reports French troops have occupied Mulheim 445 miles west of Maden on the Ruhr district edge. The note came in this afternoon as the move was confirmed. In local society news, Mrs. Waller Gold and daughter Erith of Butler and Mrs. Lydia Pottith of Sharpaville were guests at Mrs. Frank Thompson's Fourth Street home Sunday.
Adolph Balu, once a Scranton private banker, convicted in 1916 on three indictments of embezzlement and fraud, has appealed to the Board of Pardons for a pardon. He faced a 66 to 3 year sentence and was denied both a pardon and a rehearing previously.
International News Service reports reporters questioned about the May riot in Elmont. They could not recall who planned the tarring after being invited to meetings by phone. Dr. J. Paul, a physician, was attacked for alleged perfoming operations, whipped, tarred, feathered, and left in the town’s business district as police investigate the mob.
Residents on the East Side report a mean thief damaged property at 1006 West Washington Street. A bed of 100 tulips was uprooted and bulbs dug up during Thursday night while a child's prints were not involved. The act is believed to be malicious vandalism by a single individual.
Fragmented death notice lists Ada Grace Hougkinson of 404 Seslaunnock Avenue and several other individuals with varied ages and addresses. The readable portions include names such as Jones McPalts, Brennanion Tweed Oba, Josephine Domuds, Myx Wize Blew Douglas, George We Campbell, and addresses like 452 Westin Sock Avenue and Tenaya Lena Avenue. Details are incomplete due to OCR issues.
In Upper Silesia heavy fighting rages between Poles and Allied troops with German support. About 1,000 German policemen deployed. Reichswehr not yet ordered in. Reports say Polish insurgents from the Sixth and Thirteenth Battalions admitted to aid the insurgents after capture at Kreux. 25,000 to 30,000 Allied troops present. French resistance to Polish advance described as limited. Continued on page two.
A taunting letter passed to Congress during a House committee hearing on draft dodger Grover Bergdall. The missive, sent from a German health resort, described the release of Frank Neal and Carl Zimmer who tried to attack the slacker several months ago.
Snapshot reports a fatality in Brownsville, Pa, with five masked men. another man wounded. Separate notes mention an American singer reengaged by the Metropolitan Opera, a woman leaping to her death in New York, and various local incidents including a shooting in Philadelphia and a mass of unrelated brief items.
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